Ask the Mayor: Bend Mayor Pro Tem Megan Perkins answers your questions
Bend Mayor Pro Tem Megan Perkins is our guest for this month’s Ask the Mayor, as NewsChannel 21 co-anchors Lynsey Harris and Bola Gbadebo pose viewer…
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‘Cybertips’ lead to raid on La Pine man’s home, arrest on child pornography, meth possession charges
Several tips earlier this year from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to a raid Tuesday on a 59-year-old La Pine man’s…
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Bend agencies dealing with sharp rise in graffiti; BPRD says cleanup costs likely to top last year’s 900 hours, $45,000
Bend Police and Public Works and the area’s park district are among those dealing with a sharp rise in graffiti lately, as many locals spot and…
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First 104-acre prescribed burn near Sisters kicks off busy burn season on Deschutes National Forest
Sisters Ranger District firefighters on Wednesday were conducting up to 104 acres of prescribed burning two miles west of Sisters and north of…
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Crook County Fire and Rescue set to begin $4.36 million seismic upgrade, remodeling of main fire station in Prineville
Crook County Fire and Rescue announced Wednesday it will be upgrading and remodeling the main station in Prineville in coming…
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Pair of blasts – one for new Costco, other for the new Hwy. 97 route – to briefly impact traffic on Bend’s north end
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two separate blasts for different construction projects will impact traffic on the north end of Bend later this week, the Oregon…
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Deschutes County’s annual FireFree yard debris disposal event begins May 3
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the arrival of spring temperatures, Deschutes County residents are encouraged to clean up their yards and take advantage of…
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Nine C.O. fire departments awarded Oregon State Fire Marshal grants to boost their staffing before wildfire season
To boost the number of firefighters available across Oregon before wildfire season hits, the Oregon State Fire Marshal announced Wednesday it has…
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Heart of Oregon Corps receives $500,000 grant from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for Redmond Campus campaign
Heart of Oregon Corps announced Wednesday it has received a $500,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Wash., in support of…
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Deschutes County joins ODOT, others in not allowing political signs in road rights of way
With Primary Election Day approaching on Tuesday, May 21, the Deschutes County Road Department said Monday it wants to make sure political campaigns…
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City of Bend plans to tear down Firerock Footbridge and staircase, may rebuild staircase amid neighbor criticism
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Firerock Footbridge over the Deschutes River and the adjoining staircase, located in the Rimrock Village East neighborhood,…
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Bend-La Pine School Board Chair Melissa Barnes Dholakia announces resignation to seek deputy superintendent job
The Bend-La Pine School Board is seeking applications to fill a vacant seat, the at-large Zone 6 position, following the resignation of Board Chair…
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Prineville-Crook County Chamber starts new discount program to encourage Central Oregon visitors, more tourism
The Prineville-Crook County Chamber of Commerce has launched a new discount program in a bid to draw tourists in from Bend and other Central Oregon…
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Homeless Leadership Coalition’s preliminary numbers for yearly Point in Time Count present mixed picture
Preliminary results are in from the region’s Point in Time Count, showing how many homeless people live on Central Oregon streets, in the woods…
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Bend city councilors applaud early sign of progress on homeless front; annual count indicates reduction
Bend city councilors got one last visitor-section round of criticism and quite the online survey result Wednesday evening before a unanimous, final…
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Culver HS teen, active athlete killed in weekend single-car crash; special tributes planned by softball team
A 17-year-old Culver High School student and active athlete was killed early Sunday morning when her car left Eureka Lane north of Culver and…
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City of Bend offering turf-removal rebates of up to $3,000, to convert lawns to a low-water use landscape
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend announced Tuesday that its water customers can now receive a Turf Removal Rebate to convert lawns into a…
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Public Land Stewards to host volunteer clean-up event on Saturday south of Bend, help block unauthorized routes
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The Public Land Stewards of Bend (PLS) is hosting a volunteer cleanup event this Saturday on the Deschutes National Forest south…
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North Unit Irrigation District will use $2.55 million Interior Dept. grant to test floating solar panels on main canal
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., provided more details Monday on a $2.5 million federal award to the North Unit Irrigation District in…
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Still a special sight: Your (and our) photos and video of Monday’s partial solar eclipse over the High Desert
It wasn’t the “full deal” Central Oregonians experienced in the summer of 2017, but Monday’s partial solar eclipse still broke through the thin layer…
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